How To Fix Water Hammer Sprinkler

Install the water hammer arrestor thread the surge arrestor onto each valve or inlet pipe.

How to fix water hammer sprinkler. Continue this until the water hammer goes away. It also discusses the difference between water hammer and air in the pipes. Open the highest faucet and drain water from the lowest faucet in your home. Start with the one. Turn the connection clockwise until hand tight.

Hammer arrestors can be installed at any angle so don t worry if you are unable to orient the arrestor vertically. Open a faucet on the top floor of your home. If the water hammer persists you need professional assistance. Try bleeding the system like you would car brakes turn on the water. There should be a valve located on each sprinkler head that lets you open up to get water flowing out.

This article discusses both the diagnosis of and how to fix water hammer. If your pipes make a banging noise when you turn off the flow of water you have water hammer. Then turn on a sink or valve on the lowest floor of your home either the basement or the ground floor. When the water hammer is gone check your sprinklers. If your sprinkler system doesn t have a shut off you will need to install one close it down until it is about 50 closed.

Reconnect the sprinkler system and turn the water back on. Now run the sprinkler system. If the water hammer is still there close the valve a little more and repeat.